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Hmm. Makes ya think.
Political motivation or just a guy who snapped and went insane?
In either case, the 'powers that be' will use this event to accumulate more power, if at all possible.
They will probably use this to start a process of gun confiscation. This was almost certainly a false flag operation.
B.F. – agree
See Sandy Hook "hoax" – on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut
Video – English speaking
CIA operative blames the left. (No surprise there)
Meanwhile in Puerto Rico, people are up the creek with no paddle. The mayor is begging for help.
Please she says: "we are dying out here!"
Deep state sends message to the CIA: "we need a distraction from Trump's incompetence, this is worse than the bombing of Deir Ez-zor!"
Next day CNN news reports: "FBI denies terrorist act in Las Vegas but Isis did claim responsibility."
Solution: lets vote Hilary in 2020. She has a lot of support both from the left and from Isis. With her, we will be safe. Both from the left and the terrorists.
This Lt Col Shaffer is one of the few level headed members of Deep State, who does not automatically single out Russia, Iran, etc etc. He's more a balancing force than a McCain terrorist. Get on youtube and check out some of his previous interviews..
I did watch two hours worth of his interviews but Lt Col Shaffer did not explain why terrorism exist. I know why though, America is hated because of its freedom. It is something that scares the powerful elite that control this planet. They dont want freedom for their slaves, obviously.
George Bush said it best: – They hate us because of our freedom!
Ha ha ha ha ha, good one – 'they hate us for our freedom' indeed.
I was watching The Vietnam War the other day and was suddenly transported back to the days of 'light at the end of the tunnel' and 'the domino theory'. I think it's sad when once ubiquitous truisms quietly slink off never to be seen again.
Happily this once dead hate-us-for-our-freedom beast can strut our meme corridors once more. Three cheers for Thiamin.
She also has the support of dead-beat post-menopausal man-hating Harpies. Will be be safe from them to if we vote for Hell?
Lukas Schweter
It is fake. Research deep and you will find the company he worked for formed the company G4S. G4S is the same company who was involved in the Orlando shooting. G4S is directly linked to another company called ic3d media which specializes in creating fake crisis as this one and virtual reality. The Orlando shooter also happened to be an actor. The Vegas shooters brother lives in Orlando. Keep digging and it gets darker I won't get into it on YouTube. But these two events are all fake and created by the same company and/or branches of the same company.
Purpose: Tear down second amendment.
Don't be complicity, Mr. Saker, you're too good on everything else
The key sentences of Lt. Col. Shaffer are what he said about violence used as part and parcel of the Left's Political Speech. They have unleashed Antifa, Occupy, Black Lives Matter and other Soros goon squads on the middle class of America. They have sent the mind messages to the psychos to use guns on Republicans practicing baseball and watching a C&W concert in Vegas.
This is a good analysis.
Shaffer, though of the IC community, is very anti-the Deep State. He, like General Flynn, has been a rogue among them. So he carries no water for Shadow Government.
I answered someone above but you put it exactly as I wish I could've put it the first time out :)
I've been following this story very closely.
What did Paddock do for 5 days and 5 nights?
It's been reported that Paddock checked into the hotel on Thursday, September 28. However we see a receipt dated Wednesday, September 27 (see: http://metro.co.uk/2017/10/04/las-vegas-shooter-room-bill-shows-someone-else-was-in-the-room-with-him-6977833/ ).
Look at the items on the receipt: one burger, one bagel, one soup, one water and two sodas. This does not appear to me to be an order for more than 1 person. Notice the red circle around the number of guests, "2". Some people believe that means that Paddock had another person dining with him. I don't think that's the case. When a person calls for room service and places an order for food and drink, he generally doesn't need to state if there are other persons in the room. So how did the number "2" get recorded on the receipt? The Vista Suite room accommodates 2 guests (see: https://www.mandalaybay.com/en/hotel.html#/tagsFilter=suite& ). I think the receipt simply reflects the number of guests for that room, nothing more.
We can get an idea what he did prior to Monday night's attack from the number of times he entered and exited his room using his electronic key card and the associated times from the room records kept by the hotel. But maybe the hotel doesn't have such a detailed system, I really don't know. However it's reasonable to assume he gambled somewhere in the casino.
A New York Times article states he frequented video poker machines rather than table games (see: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/04/us/stephen-paddock-gambling.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=b-lede-package-region%C2%AEion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news ).
Paddock was not a "whale", a term exclusively used for very wealthy people who are six figure and above, gamblers. But he did wager very frequently and had a large line of credit with other Las Vegas casinos. He was not a loner but preferred to gamble in solitude.
Here is something in the NYT piece that I found odd. It has to do with a complaint Paddock made to the hotel early Monday morning about loud music coming from room 31-135 which was directly below his room. The news item states, "They (security) turned the music down, but had another visit from different security guards half an hour later. The man (Paddock) had called to complain again. Mr. Garzon (guest in 31-135) turned the music off. It wasn't until the early hours of Monday that Mr. Garzon realized Mr. Paddock had been the complainer. I looked up and I could see his curtain flapping in the wind, he said."
Early morning hours on Monday and Garzon sees curtains flapping from the floor above his room? Those floor-to-ceiling windows cannot be opened from the inside. The shooting began late Monday evening around 10:00pm. So how could the windows be open before that time? I can't imagine the windows were broken during the day, hours before the shooting began. Either the writers of this article did a poor job of proof-reading what was said by Garzon or he stayed in his room during the shooting or something else was going on.
Lots of other information about this case needs to be discovered, such as:
1. If Paddock had a smart phone, who did he call, what pictures did he take, etc.
2. Did Paddock have a laptop or tablet? What was on it?
3. Paddock's autopsy will reveal how long he had been dead when his body was found.
4. Did Paddock know any of the other guests on the 32nd floor of the hotel?
5. Did Paddock use the safe in his room? What was in it (e.g., cash, jewelry, etc.)?
6. Was there a robbery at another casino or other large heist, Monday evening?
7. How come there was no mention of evacuation helicopters used to ferry the injured?
8. Did anyone mention hearing the sound of bullets ricocheting off hard surfaces?
9. Who checked out of the hotel and went to the airport late Monday evening?
10. Was the bullet that grazed the right thigh of the security guard recovered and did it match one of the guns in Paddock's room?
My theory is that at least two shooters were involved. The murders and the injured did happen but I'm not convinced at this point in the investigation this heinous crime was motivated solely to create terror or to advance a gun-control agenda like the Sandy Hook school shootings. It may in fact have been something else that had gone wrong during the execution of the plan and chaos resulted.
What I've learned so far is the total shooting time lasted around 11 minutes. I don't believe a 64 year old man would stand upright and fast walk the distance across the suite to the adjacent, connecting room to fire a burst and then return to the suite to continue firing from his primary location. It just doesn't make sense to me. This suggests another shooter was firing from the connecting room given the total elapsed time of the shooting.
The 20 guns found in the hotel room. According to the New York Times article here (see: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/10/04/us/vegas-shooting-hotel-room.html ), some of the rifles found had scopes and bipod supports.
My thinking is the shooter had to have been up close to the open window with the barrel nearly protruding outward to fire at such a downward angle. He would have either been sitting on cushions to elevate himself or sitting on his knees to aim downward. My guess is he's sitting on cushions if Paddock is in fact the shooter. An older guy is not going to sit on his knees to prop himself in a firing position for too long due to advanced, age stiffness (I speak from experience). If the shooter was standing, there would be no need for the bipod support (I think). In any event, I bet that some of the spent casings flew out the window to the ground.
How does this advance my "two shooter" theory?
The security guard may have surprised the other shooter who had killed Paddock. The name of the wounded guard is Jesus Campos (see: https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/the-strip/mandalay-bay-security-guard-identified-in-las-vegas-strip-shooting/ ).
The article says that Campos approached Paddock's room and was shot in the right thigh through the door. This is the story the public is being told. But it's possible Paddock's killer was coming out of the room and shot the guard and ran off. Campos may be able to identify the shooter but the cops are keeping it under wraps while they search for him.
There is almost nothing that Lt.Col.Shaffer has said that I can agree with, as it makes no sense. There is no way that one man could have shot all those people. If he was using a semiautomatic weapon, it would have been impossible. If he was using an automatic weapon, again it would have been impossible, due to the high rate of fire of automatic weapons. How many rounds of ammunition would he needed to have fired in such a short period of time, bearing in mind a clip holds either 20 or 30 rounds, and with an automatic weapon it is not a question of one round hitting one target, but at least two or three rounds, plus all those rounds hitting empty spaces ? What was his angle of fire ? Was he capable of hitting people who were lying on the ground ? Could he see that well in the darkness ? There is no question that this was a false flag operation, where two or three shooters were involved. And finally, there is absolutely no evidence that the accused did the firing. When the police burst into his room, he was already dead. When did he die ? Before or after the shootings ? The accused was almost certainly the patsy in this false flag operation, the intend being for Congress to start a process of gun confiscation.
"There is no way that one man could have shot all those people."
Who says that all the people that died or was injured was hit by bullets?
22000 people running in panic over each-other to get out of the fish-in-barrel-situation could explain why so many was killed and injured.
A stampede in a theater can result in a lot of dead people even if the person that yelled fire was mistaken…
Some were running, but most were laying on the ground. The reports I read about people being treated in hospitals pertain to people who were shot.
well, I've been listening to the reports about multiple shooters as well – and I didn't get the impression that Schaffer was trying to mislead me into the 'single shooter' story – the intelligence community would not be allowed to let the cat out of the bag by openly saying multiple shooters – he just ignored that part of the scenario – it wasn't his job to tell the public THAT –
You are, ofcourse, correct. What the good Lt.Colonel said is nothing but simple disinformation, the old lone gunman story. What we have in Las Vegas is basically copy cat disinformation of what happened in Dallas in 1963. Did we really expect a former CIA guy to tell the truth ?
I see zero evidence for a conspiracy, with the possible exception of the couple that were reported to be predicting an attack. It's possible Paddock had associates, but who were not directly complicit in the assault.
The menu "evidence" is laughable. The hotel undoubtedly marked the menu based on the number of guests possible in the room, so they could put the maximum required place settings. Who knows what the policy is? If there is any reason to suspect a second shooter, the cops will look for fingerprints or other evidence.
All this stuff about 64-year-old men can't do such and such is nonsense. There are many physically fit 64-year-olds who could do any of this. Also, it's not difficult at all to use AR-15's, AR-10, and AK class rifles. These are NOT "complicated machines" as some people have depicted them. The only complication is disassembling them to clean them – Youtube is your friend. Paddock was clearly familiar with these weapons as he had plenty of time to accumulate them.
Some people think he had to be an expert to hit anyone at 400 yards from an elevated position. This is nonsense. He was firing at a crowd of 22,000 people – he could hardly miss. All he had to do was fire one burst for range, then adjust his hold to insure the bullets would hit the crowd. Hardly marksmanship effort.
Some people question whether he could aimed at that range or that the bullets would be "effective" at that range. First, he undoubtedly was NOT aiming because he had no need to aim at such a large crowd. Secondly, people who take firearm safety courses are taught that firearms maximum range is far in excess of their effective range. .223, 7.62×39 and .308 bullets have maximum ranges up to four thousand feet and can still do damage at those ranges, even if the penetration loss and bullet drop are significant. Since he was not aiming and was firing into a mass crowd, all his weapons would be effective at that range.
He had 23 weapons is his room, of which 16 were rifles. If each rifle had at least one thirty round magazine for it, that is 480 rounds to start. He apparently had at least several high-capacity round drum magazines, which adds many more rounds to an unknown total. He could also have had more than one conventional magazine for each rifle. In total, he could easily have fired 1,000 rounds in the time reported, easily explaining the high wounding body count. That would also have been aggravated by ricochets and double penetrations.
There is nothing in the reports so far to indicate other than one lone nut who was very well prepared for his shooting spree.
You make sense.
He had 100 rd, drums as well as magazines that were 30 rd. The fire rate of 400-500 rds per minute is consistent with the bursts of 3 seconds for the magazines and 9-10 secs for the drums, all clear and easily analyzed on video. I have seen two 10-second clips that verify the drums.
The report from the police was he conducted 12 bursts of fire during his 11 minute siege.
All easily done by a psycho who had prepared since June. One thing known about psychotic humans. They have ultra clarity of their tunnel-visioned evil. Emotion is not a factor once the "act" begins. No fear. No trepidation. A huge release of psychic energy.
Just look at the heinous ISIS videos of their public slaughterings.
The mass shootings, the mass beheadings (the one in Libya at the shoreline). Psychos in action.
Here's the floor plan of the suite.
Maybe, but..
How does one take 23 weapons and 1000 rounds of ammo into the room and store it without being noticed by someone in the hotel staff?
How do you adjust for range after firing one burst without using tracers to provide information on where the initial burst hit?
Into what area were the 22000 people packed? If they occupied an area as large as a football field, then from 400 yards away (4 football fields away) that area would look to be equivalent to an area covered by two fists when held at arms length. Firing bursts without an anchored tripod or other supporting structure would easily kick nozzle up the few degrees necessary to completely miss the entire target.
Luckily we have a fantastic law enforcement / media system that was able to quickly solve this complicated crime practically overnight. And now, with the supposed perpetrator, a senior citizen Rambo conveniently deceased and the politicians immediately calling for further infringements on the 2nd amendment before the blood has even dried, it seems like Deja vu all over again.
Excellent questions and observation
5.56 bullet drop at 400 yards is about 31 inches. (about half of what it would be at 500 yards.) Also firing from elevated position reduces this drop a few inches.
If he had it roughly sighted in at 100 yards prior, he would have had no problem hitting targets. Any low shots would have ricocheted of the pavement and still found targets.
With a bipod, full auto fire is effective on area targets at that range. Look at the M249 and M60 machine guns. That is exactly what they are designed for and are extremely effective at.
Anyone who says this is so hard has not spent time behind an AR15. AR15 in 5.56 is an accurate and low recoil weapon platform. It is designed for ease of use for moderately trained shooters to fire accurately at range. Shooting into a large crowd at 400 yards, you could do that with an AR out of the box with 1 days practice at a gun range. Using a bump fire with a bipod, that would take a few days to get fairly proficient at.
Point is conspiracy or not, 1 person with money and some time on their hands could accomplish what they are claiming. He had both time and money. 4 days to get guns and ammo into a hotel room, not a problem, that is a suitcase twice a day so you catch different workers shifts. Do not disturb sign on your door for a few days, how much attention would that draw in Vegas? Not much. Google maps will give a shooter a decent idea of range to sight in previously if they are that skilled but, he didn't even need to do that and would still have been effective.
Would gun control have helped stop this? Such a long argument I wouldn't get into. I would say the guns are not the root cause though. Years back they had the Right wing all riled up, now they are getting the Left riled up. Politics and hate are root causes of division in the U.S. Not race or religion or legal/illegal immigration. They want to get people riled up and against each other to split votes and this is the consequences of that. I would say though that "Rights" are not "rights" at all if they are debating taking them away from you.
I think the shooter was just a patsy. Killed before the shooting started. And the hit team fled the scene before cops arrived. The first cop who came to the 32nd floor was ordered to hold back and wait for SWAT to arrive, that took 30 minutes. Plenty of time to leave to scene for the hit team.
For what it's worth, there are rumors out there – 4chan for example – that he was a contractor acting for one of the 3 letter gov institutions who was supposed to complete a gun transfer to a terrorist group, namely isis. Apparently, there was an intention on his part to double cross the group somehow or actually turn them in ( this transfer may have been > The Sting < transaction of a series of transactions ) at the behest of his handlers. Someone leaked and he was killed. The massacre, according to theories, was cover for the getaway of the terror groups representatives.
And that's only one angle.
4chan has been discredited for months.
Their posts on this event are ludicrous.
expand on that, maybe?
hmm. honest guy I think – so is the girlfriend a member is Daesh ? I thought the $100K was a payoff – maybe could be both ?
Very thin argumentation that this was a "left" terrorist attack. Paddock does not seem like a "leftist" at all when one considers he was a multi millionaire, owned two airplanes, owned multiple income properties and was a high stake gambler. Does this sound like a "leftist" to you?
leftists are immune to money & its trappings, along with bad habits?
I am not speaking in general. I am observing what is known about him and come to the conclusion is is a standard American conservative.
Strange, this am I read an article by Adam Carrie at the Duran about the Vegas massacre. In it he talked about evidence paddock wasn't alone at the hotel, the room service angle being mentioned, and several other things. He provided links to the sources he used. Was going to post a link to it here, but the article isn't there now.
These incidents NEVER occur with a single "motivation" or cause. As with ALL of these attacks, they a multi-purpose. The term used by these psychopaths is "dovetail effect". In this case there are a few clues bubbling to the surface:
Ritual- Time of year for some Human Sacrifice for the pleasure of the Uber EL-ites.
Psychological Operation- Time for more terror on US streets
Political: Gun Control
Monetary: This one is multifaceted, but lets just say time for more X-Ray machine (and other devices) all over Nevada via the Chertoff Group. Los Vegas already being the most monitored city in the US. Gun Running and money laundering
Geo-Political: US/israel and Russian 'mafia', FBI, CIA Spooks and WetWorks and a whole host of other Intel Agencies.
The Rabbit Hole looks deep on this one.
Yeah I always believe what CIA terrorism experts have to say about terrorism.* They're really experts!
* especially if presented on fox news. There "experts" also. Not sure what at though.
This is what shaffer had to say about trump's missile attack on Syria back in April:
Shaffer: Syria Airstrikes Show the World That 'The Game Has Changed'
"Shaffer, a retired lieutenant colonel and intelligence expert, said on "Your World" today that we finally have a commander-and-chief who's willing to take action in President Trump.
"The Obama administration, to a fault, removed military capabilities from any negotiation," Shaffer said. "I think that gave the State Department a huge disadvantage."
He said that last night's airstrikes sent a clear message to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his allies Russia and Iran that "the game has changed."
And shaffer on Iran and DPRK:
Col Tony Shaffer – Obama IRAN Deal Has US FINANCING Enemies, N KOREA NUKES
The guy's role is to spread disinformation in support of zionazi geopolitical goals, pure and simple. What he says should be viewed with that in mind.
This 'massacre' was most probably a production. There are some Tube-Vids taken at the starting of the shooting right into around 8 Minutes after it started, largely from the same place, roughly 30-40 from the stage in the middle of Arena. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2uEKUc0_Vc#t=568.8617794.
What is interesting to note. The actual time of shooting is short vs. the pauses. The length of the (all full-auto shooting) bursts is almost always 10 seconds. Between the first noticeable burst on the vid (Band still playing) and the second 46 seconds. No panic in the crowd – cudos – to the crowd ! Then three ten second bursts with roughly 30 seconds pause. Crowd in front of stage and around the Video taker has dramaticly thinned, but no panic. One hears a women voice all the time in the near telling people not to move but instead to stay down (intelligently most people don't follow this advice and use the long pauses to dislocate out of sight). Up to that all shots have come from the same type weapon. What is odd that the sound is not right. I live very near a shooting range and often wander around in the woods surrounding it. I can tell you, you DEFINITLY know when you are in the receiving -20 / + 20 degree of the shooters cone of fire one almost at any point down the range hears two distinct sounds, a whip like loud like tearing fabric type of sound which is connected to a second full and louder Boom like sound as if connected by a thin wire. At a range of 300 – 400 yds. the two events are roughly 0.3 sec. from each other. It is very loud and frightning when being within 100 – 200 yds. of the shot. In the Video the shots however sound like firing with training blinds, they only produce that thin non-alarming sound as is been heard in the Video (because no bullet flies). Also not a single victim, no impact marks which would be frightingly visible for the eyes especially when a whole burst hits concrete, could be seen around the whole arena from the Video-takers position. There are also many bystanders or folks nearby who don't seem to be to alarmed, some even argue it being a hoax. I'm glad of course no massacre is shown and no one hurt, but still, what is the purpose of this production ?
Many questions remain about this shooting.
It's been 7 days since the shooting. When is the medical examiner going to release the autopsy report on Paddock's corpse?
1. Time of death.
2. Any other injuries or wounds such as blunt force trauma to the head or body.
3. Toxicology analysis; list of drugs that may have incapacitated him before death.
4. Gunshot residue found on his arms, face or clothing.
5. Trajectory of the bullet from the handgun that entered and exited his skull.
6. Match of the fatal bullet to the handgun found near his body.
I will make this one observation: Not one person has come forward to state that he or she ever witnessed Stephen Paddock shoot a firearm whether it be a handgun or rifle, at a gun range, gun club, out somewhere in the desert or even from his Las Vegas hotel room.
We have the store manager of the Guns and Guitars retail store stating that Paddock, "was a very active shooter, he shot a lot." However out of all the interviews of persons including law enforcement and other retail firearm store employees conducted by various news media (e.g., Las Vegas Review-Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, NY York Magazine, New York Daily News, New York Post, Kansas City Star, etc.), not one reporter asked the question, "Where did Paddock practice shooting his firearms?"
There would have to be some record of Paddock signing a registration book to shoot his weapons at an authorized gun range or club. Even if he practiced out in the desert, he would have had to locate an area that simulated shooting down from an elevated position approximately 300 – 400 yards to accurately sight-in the rifles he owned to hit downrange targets.
I realize it doesn't take a great deal of skill to point a rifle at a target viewing through a telescope mount and squeeze off a few rounds; anybody can do that. However shooting a rifle at a distance where bright, rapid, muzzle flashes would nearly blind a shooter in the dark of night without wearing protective eye and ear wear requires some planning. None of the evidence recovered in Paddock's hotel room suggests he wore those devices. Okay so he didn't wear protection, what of it?
It means he would have had to fire shorter 1 – 2 second bursts from a rifle to allow his eyes to adjust to the strobe light effect of a bright muzzle flash and then absolute darkness. But we heard sustained 5 – 11 second bursts of fire, which might direct the investigation to another shooter more experienced in firing a weapon at night.
Paddock was an avid gun collector; that's all we know about him that ties him to these heinous crimes other than his dead body found in his hotel room. No evidence has been uncovered so far that Paddock was planning to kill people and had no history of mental illness. No Islamic religious material has been found in his possession. He had no criminal record and was not associated with running guns or trading in illegal firearms. He had a girl friend he loved, he had few interactions with family or friends, was not violent to anyone and he enjoyed gambling often in solitude, at casinos.
The police did not move towards Paddocks' hotel room for nearly an hour later after the last burst of firing was reportedly heard. What happened during that 50 – 60 minutes of time? Perhaps the autopsy on Paddock's body will give the cops a better clue on what really transpired.
According to this article in the Las-Vegas Review- Journal, 13 medical centers were used to treat the casualties and wounded (see: https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/shootings/las-vegas-area-hospitals-like-war-zones-after-strip-massacre/ ).
Six of the facilities were more than 9 miles away from the concert venue, the farthest being Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center, a distance of 21.6 miles.
1. How come no one reported seeing or hearing medevac helicopters landing to evacuate the injured during a major mass casualty event of over 500 people?
2. How was it the police did not use tear gas when they were up on the 32nd floor?
3. Why hasn't Paddock's family claimed the body yet?
Law enforcement must conclusively prove an audit trail through forensic evidentiary discovery including video capture recordings that points to a motive for Paddock being the "lone gunman". Until then, we must assume other perpetrators were involved.
The Deadliest Terrorist Attack On U.S. Soil Since 9/11
This hoax is beyond absurd …….///////////////………….. They had credited Campos, who was shot in the leg, with stopping the 10-minute assault on the concert crowd by turning the gunman's attention to the hotel hallway, where Campos was checking an alert for an open door in another guest's room.
But Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Monday that Paddock shot Campos before his mass shooting — at 9:59 p.m. — and they now didn't know why Paddock stopped his attack on the crowd.
Paddock, who had placed security cameras outside his room, shot Campos through the door of his suite, which was outfitted with a camera to survey the hallway, as was a room service cart parked outside. Police said Paddock fired 200 rounds into the hallway.
Investigators previously said that the security guard was shot after Paddock had already spent 10 minutes firing into the crowd of concertgoers gathered below the hotel.
In a timeline released last week, investigators said Paddock had stopped firing at the concert across the street at 10:15 p.m., and the first police officers arrived on the floor at 10:17 p.m. and encountered the wounded Campos at 10:18 p.m., who directed the officers to Paddock's suite.
I am following this story and I would appreciate it if you could provide the website where your comment, "But Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo said Monday that Paddock shot Campos before his mass shooting — at 9:59 p.m. …" is shown in the supporting article. I want to pursue that with other investigators I am in contact with to better understand that statement.


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Sorry fellas, that soup strainer on your face could be far dirtier than previously thought thanks to a new study.
A new study suggests that men's beards are far dirtier than previously thought after researchers found "significantly higher" amounts of bacteria on beards than they did on dogs.
"On the basis of these findings, dogs can be considered as "clean" compared with bearded men," scientists wrote in the research paper published in the peer-reviewed journal European Radiology.
Researchers took bacteria samples from 18 men with crumb catchers on their face and compared them to samples taken from 30 dogs. Scientists found that 23 of the 30 pups had high microbial counts in their fur, while 18 of 18 bearded men had high microbial counts. Beards were also found to be more likely to harbor disease-causing bacteria, including some bugs that cause urinary tract infections.
Bacterial samples were taken from the dog's necks, between the shoulder blades. Breeds in the study included border collies, dachshunds and German shepherds between the ages of 3 months and 13-years-old. The hirsute men provided researchers with samples of their beard hair located below the mouth. The length of each beard was measured by researchers by "gently pulling on the beard hair and measuring the length in centimeters with a ruler."
"The beards of men harbor significantly more microbes than the neck fur of dogs and these microbes were significantly more pathogenic to humans," researchers found. "these microbes were significantly more pathogenic to humans."
"In this study men have a significantly higher bacterial load in their beards than dogs have in their fur. More human-pathogenic bacteria were found in the men's beard than in the dogs' fur. Furthermore, dogs have a smaller total number of microbes in their oral cavities than humans," researchers wrote.
Scientists admit that while their research sample is small, it' provides an interesting look into what is considered "clean." The study came about thanks to veterinary clinics wondering if they could safely use the same MRI scanner for both dogs and humans. That prompted the study from Switzerland's Hirslanden Clinic, which tested the cleanliness of the MRIs used by dogs and people.
Researchers also pointed out that similar research could be done on hair samples from women's heads, which could carry just as much bacteria as a man's beard.
In the meantime, if you're a guy who isn't quite ready to give up the Duck Dynasty look, experts say men should clean their beard every day using shampoo and water. They also recommend to use a beard oil to help keep the hair shiny and healthy.

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March 20, 2014
Book Review - Suspect by Robert Crais
A police detective, Scott, is dealing with Post Traumatic Stress disorder after a disastrous incident where his policewoman partner was killed and he was left very badly injured. Scott is transferred to the K9 unit where he meets Maggie, an Army dog, who lost her human handler in an incident when she, too, was badly injured. Should they both be medically retired or can they help each other heal? The developing relationship between the two is sensitively handled as they investigate the layers of deceit behind the death of the policewoman. Part of the story is told from Maggie's point of view, adding warmth and understanding to her story. A lovely dog story and an absorbing mystery.
Posted by Camden Council Library Service at Thursday, March 20, 2014
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Eighty years ago this year, the philosopher George Santayana published an essay titled Revolutions in Science, from which the quote below is taken.
His essay was inspired by the theory of relativity, because he thought that such an abstruse theory may be an early symptom of scientific decline. I particularly like his phrase Soviet of seers – he certainly got that one right.
A system, even when it has serious rivals, may be maintained for centuries as religions are maintained, institutionally; but a movement comes to an end; it is followed presently by a period of assimilation which transforms it, or by a movement in some other direction.
I ask myself accordingly whether the condition of the world in the coming years will be favourable to refined and paradoxical science. The extension of education will have enabled the uneducated to pronounce upon everything. Will the patronage of capital and enterprise subsist, to encourage discovery and reward invention?
Will a jealous and dogmatic democracy respect the unintelligible insight of the few? Will a perhaps starving democracy support materially its Soviet of seers?
But let us suppose that no utilitarian fanaticism supervenes, and no intellectual surfeit or discouragement. May not the very profundity of the new science and its metaphysical affinities lead it to bolder developments, inscrutable to the public and incompatible with one another, like the gnostic sects of declining antiquity?
Then perhaps that luminous modern thing which until recently was called science, in contrast to all personal philosophies, may cease to exist altogether, being petrified into routine in the practitioners, and fading in the professors into abstruse speculations.
George Santayana – Revolutions in Science (1933)


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SANDY, Utah – The difference between three points and a home loss was easy to pinpoint Wednesday night for Real Salt Lake. The Western Conference leaders know there was one thing that caused them to fall to the LA Galaxy 3-2 at Rio Tinto Stadium: mistakes.
"I thought we approached the game in the right way," RSL head coach Jason Kreis told reporters after the match. "I thought we were really aggressive. We were good with the ball, got the ball in their half the field, strung some nice passes together, created chances to score and took them. I'm really, really pleased with how we started the match, and I'm not pleased with a lot of things from there."
OPTA Chalkboard: RSL attack fizzles after first half-hour
But after compiling a 2-0 lead, things went downhill at the half-hour mark when defender Tony Beltran sent a poor back-pass to 'keeper Nick Rimando that Landon Donovan intercepted and calmly put in the back of the net."
"I think ultimately that was our demise," said Kreis. "Tony had a really lax back-pass to Nick that Landon steals, and then the momentum shifted completely. That's unlike our team."
It got worse 20 minutes later when the usually infallible Jámison Olave gifted Donovan another opportunity, allowing the Galaxy captain to set up Mike Magee for the equalizer. Donovan added a second goal in the 68th minute to seal the deal after LA caught Salt Lake pushing too far up the field for a winner.
"It's pretty bewildering to be up 2-0 and lose a game 3-2," said defender Nat Borchers. "We made some mistakes. We all know we made some bad mistakes in terms of our possession, and they made us pay. Let's give them some credit. They were definitely ice-cold when it came to finishing those chances and they deserve that win."
While the loss was hard for the players to stomach, the good news is they don't really have time to feel sorry for themselves. RSL host San Jose on Saturday night back at Rio Tinto Stadium in a clash for first place in the Western Conference. With only two days to prepare, the Claret-and-Cobalt don't need to make many adjustments.
"It's pretty easy to clean up," said defender Chris Wingert. "It's mistakes we don't usually make. We just need to avoid those and you have to move on and just do some of those things better."


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Although the sports eyewear market is very saturated, Cébé brings along a 120 year pedigree of expertise. Their eyewear covers the gamut of sports, from biking to extreme mountaineering, and of course causal wear.
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Overland Park, KS 2012 – Established 120 years ago in France, – Cébé (SAY BAY) has built a strong reputation as a premier outfitter of technical sunglasses for Europe's adventure sport enthusiasts. Purchased in 2009 by Bushnell Outdoor Products – owner of the Bollé and Serengeti brands of eyewear – Cébé enters the U.S. backed by the technical expertise and marketing power of an established optical industry leader. Cébé's initial U.S. assortment consists of seventeen unique models divided among the three collections.
SPORTECH – Technical sunglasses with many distinctive features engineered to deliver peak optical clarity, complete protection and comfort in even the most extreme conditions. Frame and lens materials are optimized for specific activities including: Nordic skiing, cycling, trekking and triathlon. ICE 8000 and Base Camp models are available with Cébé 4000 Mineral lenses, which are engineered for use at high altitudes. Cinetik, Wild and Eyemax feature ultra-light (5.8 gram) frames and interchangeable lenses with three lens sets (tinted, yellow and clear).
SPORT ACTIVE – Versatile, lightweight sports eyewear crafted for performance and style. All models, S'Kiss, S'Teem and S'Sential, feature SymbioTech – a v-shaped temple shaped to follow the natural shape of the head, distributing pressure evenly for a more comfortable fit. S'Teem and S'Sential have ultra-wrap lenses for protection and improved peripheral vision
JUNIOR – Robust, flexible sunglasses for complete protection of kids' eyes. Available Cébé 2000 Melamine lenses mimic the pigment that makes skin tan, shielding young eyes from harmful UV rays and blue light. All models have bi-material frames with Grilamid® on the outside for durability and soft material on the inside for comfort. "The brand's tagline – Pure Adrenalin – speaks to a heritage of producing sunglasses up to the challenges of any adventure," said Claire Bremard – Cébé product manager. "The authenticity that has driven Cébé's success in Europe will lead to similar success in this market."
Sportech models Cinetik, Wild and Eyemax range and in price from $49.99 to $69.99; ICE 8000 from $79.99 to $109.99 and Base Camp from $99.99 to $109.99. Sport Active models range from $39.99 to $79.99. Junior sunglasses start at $29.99 and go to $49.99. Sportech and Sport Active sunglasses will be sold at sport specialty retailers. Junior sunglasses will be sold exclusively by eye-care professionals.
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I've been busy with a very important creation this past year, leaving my blog and website high and dry, my alphabet dangling at the letter "S" and my ark to slowly sink….
As I write this, I'm bleary eyed, half hallucinatory from severe sleep deprivation, with one ear alert to the possible sounds of crying in the next room.
Yup, I am officially a mom. Whoo hoo!
I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl at the end of March. An all natural birth! Over 34 hours of labour and no pain meds whatsoever. The last 6 1/2 hours took place at the new Toronto Birth Centre, with the help of my wonderful midwives. I am madly, madly in love…with my husband and this new bundle of giggles, farts and baby babbles. Marin Kaatje Frolic. My little vegan wonder who is growing fatter and rosier-cheeked every day, while I wither and get sucked dry from my, thankfully, overly abundant breasts. 😉
I suppose one could say that I was already more or less "broken in" by being a step mom to my husband's three other kids, who are now 6, 10 and 12 (!!!). I love them too. But, I guess, nothing really prepares you for having one of your very own. I am extremely grateful to the universe for this opportunity to be a real mom. Our family is complete.
We also got married a month before Marin's birth, to make everything official. I was the tall, fat and wide bride with the bulging belly in the white dress and winter mukluks ( it was a snow storm that day ). I even went as far as to change my last name to unify our not-so-little family! Hello. I'd like to introduce myself. I'm now Anouk Frolic! We're a happy, hoppy, skippy bunch.
It's been a busy few months. I don't expect it to get any easier for – oh – let's say maybe, the next 20 years!?!?
I felt my blog site pulling me recently…taunting me, really. Daring me to enter its realm and say a few words. Today, after one of my most sleep deprived nights, I answered the call. ha! Why the hell not? I think it was this book launch I attended last night that planted the seed that I should write. A book launch that took place at Marin's bedtime, I might add (thus the sleepless night and horrific day that ensued). Note to self: YOU DO NOT HAVE A LIFE ANYMORE! What were you thinking taking a baby to a book launch across town… AT HER BEDTIME!?!
The event was for a wonderful woman by the name of Nikki Fotheringham, who runs the website Green Moxie . Nikki promoted my game and puzzles last Christmas and I am very grateful for her support and enthusiasm.
My life has been consumed as of late with baby and family. There has (had?) been no space left for creativity or work. But, one has to start somewhere. The itch is starting to become too noticeable to ignore. I am hopeful that creativity will once again blast through me to finish the things I've started and for future projects to be realized. At the very least, I need to finish my alphabet! The letter S….hmmmm, what will it be? Sleep? Slumber? Snore? Snooze? ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz.
I'll have to get back to you on that one. 😉


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Barron's Buzz: Where to Invest in 2013
Jack Hough on The News Hub has a preview of Barron's where to invest in 2013 issue, including a look at how last year's picks fared. Plus, why big pharma is on the rebound and who will be the next Treasury chief? Photo: Getty Images.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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The jury considering the second blockbuster Apple v. Samsung patent trial had its first full day of deliberations today. The jurors sent four notes to the judge, which are typed up below. Apparently the month-long trial hasn't left them with eyes glazed over: they're hungry for yet more information, which at this point, they can't get.
The questions suggest they'd like to know more about the personal feelings at the top of both companies at the outset of the lawsuits, including what Steve Jobs said "at the moment he... decided to prosecute a case against Samsung?"
They also ask about what Jobs said about the role of Google, an issue that came up throughout the trial. Samsung's lawyers said the lawsuit was really a way of attacking Google, while Apple's lawyers emphasized in closing that Samsung, not Google, is the defendant here.
US District Judge Lucy Koh, who is overseeing the litigation, gave the same answer to each note. The jury must "consider only the testimony and exhibits that were received into evidence." The trial is over and the evidence "cannot be supplemented." Her "Response from the Court" section is identical for each note.
In any case, the jury clearly didn't get the answers they're looking for from these notes. For readers who may have thoughts about which way things are leaning based on these cryptic missives from the jury room: the comments section awaits!
If anyone thinks handwriting analysis might play into his or her jury-analysis theories, take a look at the written notes filed into evidence.
Note No. 1:
Is there any evidence available to us that would answer this question: What did Steve Jobs say at the moment he directed, or decided to prosecute, a case against Samsung? Was Google mentioned, and/or included in that directive, or subsequent directives, to be included in any way in the case?
Response from the Court (same for all notes):
In reaching your verdict, you may consider only the testimony and exhibits that were received into evidence. Please see Jury Instruction Nos. 5 and 6. Now that the trial is completed, the evidence cannot be supplemented.
Note No. 2:
Is there any evidence available to us that would answer this question? How were the five Apple patents chosen? Were they identified to Apple exec prior to the decision to pursue patent infringement, or after?
Note No. 3:
Is there any evidence available to us that would answer this question? How were the two patents chosen by Samsung to be purchased? Who specifically and initially, recommended that purchase, and what was his/her title?
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Is there any evidence available to us that would answer this question? What did the CEO of Samsung say, or write, at the moment he first heard about Apple Corp. believing Samsung was infringing their intellectual property? What subsequent direction did he give to his team as to how to respond?
Some of the information asked for here likely doesn't exist. With regard to question number four, it sort of came up during trial, and the jury may be aware of Samsung executive JunWon Lee saying during a deposition that his company replied by saying, "it did not copy."
This trial stretched throughout April, with Apple accusing some 37 million Samsung phones of infringing five patents on various features Apple says it invented. Apple is seeking $2.2 billion in damages. Samsung, meanwhile, has two patents it says are infringed by Apple and is seeking $6 million in damages. Closing arguments were held yesterday.


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Dave Brubeck changed the sound of jazz in profound ways, unexpectedly becoming something of a pop star in the process.
Starting in the mid-1950s, in fact, he emerged as a symbol of jazz in America, and well beyond, gracing the cover of Time magazine in 1954 and selling more than a million copies of "Take Five" in 1960. To this day, the puckishly syncopated tune remains one of the most recognizable in jazz, though Brubeck didn't write it – his alto saxophonist, Paul Desmond, did.
Beneath the popular acclaim stood a brilliant, uncompromising composer-pianist who challenged conventional jazz techniques, brought the music to American college campuses and helped break down racial barriers through a music uniquely suited to that task.
Brubeck was en route to an appointment with his cardiologist when he was stricken Wednesday morning, said his longtime manager-producer-conductor, Russell Gloyd. The pianist died of heart failure at Norwalk Hospital, in Norwalk, Conn., near his home in Wilton, Conn.
Brubeck was anticipating a birthday concert Thursday, when he would have turned 92. The performance will go on, but in the form of a tribute, in Waterbury, Conn.
"Dave Brubeck was one of the giants in the music – he changed the way people listened to the music," said David Baker, distinguished professor of music at Indiana University and a friend of the Brubeck family.
"He could swing in any time signature – it seemed like forward motion was born in his blood," said pianist Ramsey Lewis, who played four-hand piano with Brubeck at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park in 2010. Though the Ravinia Festival does not release attendance figures, a huge audience turned out for that concert, a celebration of Lewis' 75th birthday.
"Playing with Dave at Ravinia was one of the most exciting moments in my life," added Lewis.
Brubeck's last performance in the Chicago area was a 2011 Father's Day show at Ravinia, where the 90-year-old pianist shared the stage with four sons: pianist Darius, trombonist Chris, cellist Matt and drummer Dan. The elder Brubeck also consistently drew large audiences to Symphony Center, where he last played in 2009.
"Dave Brubeck was one of few jazz headliners who was guaranteed to bring in a large crowd," said Nick Pullia, Ravinia Festival communications director.
Though widely beloved as an elder statesman in jazz during recent decades, Brubeck's initial burst of immense popularity, more than half a century ago, caused a backlash. When "Take Five" made him a household name, some critics and deejays accused him of selling out, he said in a 1990 Tribune interview.
"But I had a lot of fun with them," recalled Brubeck. "One of the most internationally known disc jockeys accused me, right on the air, of going commercial.
"So I said to him, on the air: 'OK, let's play the ('Take Five') record, and you follow along and count it,'" said Brubeck, referring to its underlying rhythmic pattern, which defied the two-, three- and four-beats-to-the-bar techniques of the day.
"And there was this huge blank – he didn't say anything.
"So I said, 'Well, why don't you do it?'
"And he just didn't answer.
"At that time, hardly any musicians could play 'Take Five.' Now a grammar school kid can play it.
"But those were breakthroughs."
Brubeck ventured even further afield in another piece that, to his surprise, became a popular hit, his "Blue Rondo a la Turk." Its lush harmonies sounded exotic in the late '50s, while its switches between offbeat rhythms and bona fide swing were like nothing yet encountered in American music.
For "Blue Rondo," Brubeck drew inspiration from a characteristically unlikely source: "I heard street musicians playing in Istanbul," he said in the 2010 documentary film "In His Own Sweet Way." By transforming Eastern harmonies and regional rhythms through jazz, Brubeck hit upon an alluring sound and a signature hit.
But Brubeck's inventions in jazz represent just part of his achievement. He also penned full-fledged ballets and epic choral/symphonic works. The latter took on religious themes and ranked alongside works such as Duke Ellington's Sacred Concerts for their ingenious synthesis of classical, jazz and other idioms.
Brubeck's sprawling oratorio "The Gates of Justice," performed at Anshe Emet SynagogueÖ in Chicago in 1993, fearlessly merged blues melody, Hebraic cantorial singing and chord progressions right out of the African-American spiritual.
To Brubeck, this cross-cultural score – which was commissioned by Rabbi Charles Mintz in the boroughs of New York – had specific political and sociological purposes.
"He came over to the house with two other rabbis, and he suggested I write a piece of music to show the similarities between black people and Jewish people," recalled said Brubeck, in a 1993 Tribune interview.
"The idea would be to show how both groups have been enslaved and dispersed, slandered and harmed, to show that they had more in common than not. …
"For me," Brubeck continued, "the center of the piece is a particular line that was written by Martin Luther King, Jr.: 'If we don't live together as brothers, we will die together as fools.' That's what this piece is about, when you boil it down."
That sentiment drove a great deal of Brubeck's efforts in music and in life. He challenged racial barriers by hiring the African-American bassist Eugene Wright as part of his quartet in 1958 and proceeding to tour the South, a region of the country that did not welcome mixed-race bands. Brubeck and his wife, Iola, in the 1960s created "The Real Ambassadors," a musical that addressed racism head-on and featured Louis Armstrong at a time when the trumpeter was wrongly considered out-of-step with the civil rights era.
"Dave was very aware of race and politics," said trumpeter Jon Faddis. "Back then, you had to go through a lot of stuff, and he stood up and fought for what he believed."
Because of his fame, Brubeck brought that much more attention to the debate.
"He was very important, in that he was hot and brand new and very much in demand," said nonagenarian record producer George Avakian, who recorded Brubeck on Columbia. "He was very much in the forefront, in the eyes of the public."
Moreover, Brubeck used his increasing clout in the '50s to storm the academy, which had been ferociously resistant to jazz. What started out as a few concerts that he and his wife booked themselves quickly morphed into tours and recordings.
"He created the college circuit," said Avakian.
The fact that virtually every university of note has a jazz department or some kind of jazz curriculum owes to the Brubecks' efforts. In effect, they helped create not only a scholarly infrastructure for jazz but built a vast new audience for it.
Brubeck's impact also rippled far beyond our shores. When Brubeck and his quartet played the Soviet Union for the first time, in 1988, he was received by Mikhail Gorbachev and the masses as a conquering hero.
"What amazed me was that even people like Gorbachev's interpreter told my wife that when he comes home from a hard day at the Kremlin, he puts on my music," said Brubeck in the 1990 Tribune interview. "But the most amazing thing was when this guy from the secret police brought about 14 of my albums to one of my concerts and asked me to sign them!
"Actually, I didn't even know I was talking to a secret police guy until somebody from our embassy said to me: 'You know that guy who brought all of your albums? He's one of our toughest customers.'
"And they couldn't believe he had all my records. Of course, they were all illegal in the Soviet Union," which had banished jazz as 'decadent' music.
"But, obviously, someone in the secret police would have been in a position to get my records."
Moreover, music by Brubeck and others had penetrated the Iron Curtain through Voice of America radio broadcasts.
Brubeck always was astonished by the popularity and accolades that came his way, including a lifetime achievement award from the Grammys in 1996; a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship in 1999; and a Kennedy Center Honor in 2009.
"All this for a guy who has earned his living working dying dances, strip joints, every kind of bar, sometimes for no doubt all," he said in the 1990 Tribune interview.
He certainly began life with an unlikely profile for a future jazz icon. Born Dec. 6, 1920, in Concord, Calif., David Warren Brubeck grew up under the wide-open skies on a cattle ranch that was the antithesis of urban jazz centers like Chicago and New York.
But it was outdoors that he first heard the unlikely rhythms that eventually would help define his music.
"I spent most of my time alone as a kid lying under a tank listening to an engine pumping water and being mesmerized by its fascinating, arrhythmic sounds," he said in the 1990 Tribune interview. "Or if I wasn't doing that, I was riding horseback and singing songs against the gait of the horse.
"And that's the way I spent endless hours – just letting these crazy cross-rhythms play in my head over and over."
When he started his first band in high school, he had mastered rhythms that would have confounded many college music professors. Unfortunately, upon arriving at the College of the Pacific, in Stockton, Calif., he learned that jazz was a four-letter word.
"The people running the school wouldn't even let you call it jazz," Brubeck said in the 1990 Tribune interview. "So to get around the administrators, the younger teachers who were in to the new music simply called it 'radio writing.'
"But you still weren't allowed to play or practice jazz in the practice rooms."
So Brubeck led his band in dives around town, and after a "terrifying" stint working as a musician near the front during World War II, he returned to California to study music at Mills CollegeÖ with the man who altered the course of his life, French classical master Darius Milhaud.Ö Brubeck's ability to "hear" a score at sight was limited, but Milhaud encouraged him.
"He always said: 'You will succeed, but you will do it in your own way,'" recalled Brubeck.
Instead, Brubeck worked in a self-styled, classically tinged jazz idiom with the Dave Brubeck Octet in the late 1940s (recording for Fantasy in 1951), then joined with drummer-vibist Cal Tjader and bassist Ron Crotty in a trio that recorded in the late 1940s and early '50s.
The arrival of alto saxophonist Desmond made the ensemble a quartet in 1951, with the nimble Joe Morello becoming drummer in 1956 and Wright the bassist in 1958. This was the classic quartet, Desmond's liquid tone on alto enhancing the ensemble's "cool," West Coast style.
The band's landmark "Time Out" album helped make 1959 a galvanic year in jazz history (Ornette Coleman also was redefining the music at this time). The aptly named recording cast a spotlight on Brubeck's strange-but-attractive experiments in odd time signatures, while the pianist's ongoing interest in Stravinsky-like polytonality (playing in more than one key at once) made him a jazz outlier as well as a pop phenomenon.
Though the Brubeck Quartet disbanded up in 1967, Desmond played periodically with the pianist until the saxophonist's death, in 1977. By then, Brubeck was a legend in his own right – a global champion of a deeply personal brand of jazz.
Brubeck dealt with cardiac problems for decades but refused to stop touring. After being hospitalized with a virus and pulmonary infection in 2009, his doctors wouldn't allow him to fly, so "now we're driving 350 miles every day in an RV I've rented," he said in a 2009 Tribune interview.
Yet he was characteristically undaunted.
"I can't say my philosophy of life has changed very much over the years," Brubeck said in the 1990 interview.
"When you've gone through something like World War II as a young man, you face the idea that life is very precious.
"So I feel about life as I always have: Under any circumstances, go for it."
He is survived by his wife, Iola; four sons; a daughter, Catherine Yaghsizian; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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By Isabel Balderrama | KF17+18 | Bolivia
When thinking of the wide swath of qualities that make up a Kiva Fellow, one can be certain of the one trait all fellows possess: an unequivocal thirst for exploring unfamiliar territory.
A fellowship assignment presents us with the thrill of being given an opportunity to quench this thirst as it often sends us flying halfway across the world (and sometimes even further), thousands of miles away from our places of birth and comfort zones.
So here I find myself, on my second Kiva fellowship assignment with Kiva Fellows class 18 in La Paz, Bolivia: the country and city where I was born.
But before you go on feeling sorry for me for having had the bad luck of missing out on halfway-around the-world travel opportunities, you must know that I wanted this.
As a matter of fact, I lobbied hard for this placement, and rejoiced plenty when I was granted it. You see, although La Paz may be my place of birth, it is far from my comfort zone. Having lived in in San Jose, California since I was 11 years-old, Bolivia presents itself with a wide swath of challenges very different from those one can find in any other country in the world, even in South America itself. Working, living, and doing business in Bolivia is not and has never been easy.
This, my first post from La Paz, will serve to illustrate for those who have never been to, lived in, or read about Bolivia, the sort of complications that the various NGOs and IMFs working here are faced with on a near-daily basis.
The following are just some of the issues that I have seen affect daily life in the city of La Paz while I've been back in town:
When public transport stops
A few days after my arrival in La Paz I found myself experiencing what can only be described as "Earth Day, Bolivian style". Ok, it could actually be better described as a complete transportation strike in which no cars, public or private, were allowed to operate in La Paz' always busy streets.
The reason: Public transportation drivers were protesting a law that would mean tighter sanctions for traffic violations such as not wearing a seat belt and would establish the groundwork for a formalized public transportation system intended to ease the ever-present chaos found in the crowded thoroughfares of La Paz. The drivers believed that this new transportation system would put many of them out of work. They were also hoping to raise fares for riders.
The actions: The "minibus" and "microbus" drivers set out to block every major intersection and byway in the center of La Paz with their vehicles, to include roads that led to the city from the outskirts.
The consequences: Classes were cancelled in schools because it was thought that students wouldn't have a reasonable way of getting to their institutions. Many people unfortunate enough to live outside of the city center were forced to walk long distances to get to work, and to do the same during the evening to get back home.
The result: The drivers managed to get the government to change various aspects of the law and to keep the research into implementing a larger transportation system ongoing for now.
Medical Problems
The drivers' strike lasted two days and promptly after it was over, public sector health workers and medical students took to the streets.
The reason: The government issued a decree that would raise the public-sector doctors' workday to 8 hours from the current 6. The doctors, not happy with this new arrangement, argued that even if they worked the two extra hours, the lack of adequate equipment in the government-run hospitals would make their presence at the patients' bedsides pointless.
The actions: The medics, medical students, and medical school teachers throughout the nation declared a strike which ended up going on for more than 50 days.
The consequences: During this time, the students and their teachers often took to the streets in multiple Bolivian cities, stopping traffic, blocking throghouways and confronting the police force which tried to disperse them with tear gas and high-pressured water hoses. The students, in turn, responded by pelting the police with rocks and throwing water balloons filled with paint at the Ministry of Health located in La Paz.
The result: After weeks of talks and meetings, the president ended the conflict by signing an agreement on May 19th which stated that he would suspend the decree until its legality was examined by an international body such as the OEA (Organization of American States). The agreement also contained a stipulation that no student or medic would be charged with the damages that were caused by the days of disturbances, and that their salaries would not be affected after because of the 53 days of strike
The miners and their demands
The ink on the doctors' agreement was not yet dried when the city streets were taken by yet another group of disgruntled members of the population. This time, miners.
The reason: Two factions of miners in La Paz' Colquiri tin mine engaged in violent disputes over who should have more control over the mine: the government, which already "nationalized" the site, or Glencore, the Swiss company which presently administers the mine.
The actions: The Colquiri miners marched into the center of La Paz city on June 18th in order to protest the president's proposal that the government take back control of part of the mine while the rest remains under Glencore's command.
The consequences: Since the president's solution failed to please either side, the lack of a resolution led to clashes in Colquiri between the two opposing factions of miners during which, according to reports, at least 15 people were hurt. In addition, La Paz' streets were once again blocked by angry standoffs between police and the miners.
The result: The situation is ongoing and as of now, the miners are threatening to escalate the situation by blocking the important intercity road connecting La Paz to the mining area of Oruro.
And then, it's the police's turn
With all the work that the police force has pretty much daily, you would think their work is one of the highest paid in the state. You'd be wrong.
The reason: Bolivian cops make on average only about $194 per month, a lot less than a sergeant in the military. Given their long working hours and the dangerous nature of their job, their demands include a pay raise to match that of the armed forces' and retirement pay of 100% from their active duty salary . Also, they asked for the repeal of the current disciplinary regime law for the Bolivian police force (Lay 101), which many of them think treats minor faults with far too much rigidity.
The actions: At first, it was the wives of the policemen that took action by staging a hunger strike until their husbands' petitions were heard by the government. Faced with a lack of response from the government, on June 21st. 20 members of the police and their wives took over one of the barracks in La Paz, ejecting its commanders and threatening further action if their demands continued to go unheard. Then, on June 22nd, police from all over Bolivia joined the protest, and over 4,000 police took over barracks, staged protests, and set fire to a police office in the center of La Paz city.
The consequences: The general command center in La Paz was stoned, its windows broken. In addition, the fire set by the renegade cops destroyed computers, furniture, and hundreds of police files. Demonstrations and marches in 8 of Bolivia's 9 "departments" disrupted daily life in all big cities throughout the country.
The results: The crisis in ongoing and its results are yet to be seen. Many fear an outcome similar to that of the 2003 "Black February" when events very similar to these ended with 19 deaths and led then-president Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada to flee the country later that year, fearing for his life.
With all these distractions and disruptions, it will be interesting to see how local MFIs such as ProMujer, IMPRO, and Emprender conduct daily business, visit clients, and collect repayments. Bad road quality as an obstacle to get to customers is one thing. Completely blocked roads, a total lack of public transport, and violent street clashes are complete game-changers. Also, keep in mind that this list is not comprehensive but shows only a small portion of the ongoing political turmoil that affects daily life in La Paz, and in Bolivia as a whole.
I am definitely looking forward to finding out how Kiva's local partners manage to deal with these issues and to keep the help and the Kiva Love flowing.
If you're interested in helping out a Bolivian entrepreneur go to Kiva's ProMujer, IMPRO, and Emprender's field partner pages. You can also check out the Friends of IMPRO, Friends of ProMujer, Emprender, and Team Bolivia's lending teams.
Stay tuned for more updates from my hometown, aka: the field!


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Attending a meeting of the Salt Lake Modern Quilt Guild has been on my list of things I'd like to do for a long time. They meet about 40 min away and reality is, it's hard to get away sometimes, as nice as that sounds. Last Saturday I finally made it! This time it was a sewing Saturday. Bring your sewing machine and food to share and hang out. I was so excited to be able to go!
Lots of beautiful inspiration. Here is Leigh with her latest Hello Betty quilt top. (Dang it – sorry about the eyes closed picture, Leigh! But the quilt was too awesome not to show.)
Every time I go to some kind of sewing get-together I always tend to take way less photographs than I'd intended. But hey, at least I got a picture of my food: Colleen's Cranberry Bliss Bars (to die for) and Pink's (my un-photographed traveling companion) cookies. I exercised great self-control (well, not in the food department obviously) in resisting pilfering Ann-Marie's Katie Jump Rope quilt.
So if you get the chance to sew with a quilt guild – I highly recommend it. Because chances are, there are going to be fun people and good food there. Just be prepared to not actually sew as much as you think you will. 🙂


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Dealing with Grief, Death, and Loss
with the Edgar Cayce Readings
By Jacqueline S. Foreman
Death. It is a topic that most try their best to avoid. They may feel that talking about it may bring it into their lives or that speaking about dying is disrespectful somehow. But pioneers like Henry Reed, PhD; PMH Atwater; Raymond Moody, MD; and Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, MD not only spoke of death—they studied it for most of their adult lives. Raymond Moody coined the term NDE or Near-Death Experience in 1975 and Elisabeth Kubler-Ross created the five stages of grief that have become such a part of us now. Another person who did not fear death was Edgar Cayce and at times he gave readings to bereaved family members about their loved ones who crossed over. Here is an example:
"Yes, we have those circumstances and conditions attending the separation of the body and soul of [1408]. In giving that as would be helpful and constructive in the experience of each member of this family: As has been so aptly said, her life, her work, her love, is an example of Christian faith and fortitude. Hence for those that wait: It would be selfish to wish or desire conditions to be different. For in His wisdom He hath seen fit to leave—in the love as was manifested in the life—an example for each; in patience, in courage, in forbearance; in keeping a watchful, careful attention on the lives of each of the family. The body was so tired from the cares of the material world that the physical reactions were in the heart; that had been so ready to open itself to the needs of each, not only of the family but to all that knew, that even were acquainted with the body."
(Edgar Cayce Reading 1408-2)
This person is relaying to their family through Edgar Cayce that it was just her time to go, that her body had grown weak. It was not out of a lack of love for the family or a lack of concern. In fact, the concern was still there as she was "keeping a watchful, careful attention on the lives of each of the family."
This example demonstrates the following; first, Edgar Cayce was able to communicate with this spirit for the reading after her physical death. Second, it was important for the spirit to set her family at ease and to tell them they still were able to know what was going on. Finally, it shows that there is an existence, a life, a something after we leave this world.
Many people think you die and that is it, but what Edgar Cayce knew, what all of the other aforementioned researchers knew and still know, is that there is an existence after this life here on Earth. We might not know exactly what that is but we have seen glimpses thanks to the documented stories of Near-Death Experiences. Some are radiant, pleasant journeys; others are scary, hell-filled terrors. All leave the individual changed for life. Mr. Cayce summed it up beautifully in reading 1408-2:
"And may the blessings of the Father, through the love as shown in the Christ, guide each of you. Through the vicissitudes of life, through all the shadows, through all the disappointments, through all the sorrows, know He is near—and will hold thee by the hand. We are through."
Jacqueline Foreman has been a member of the A.R E. for 18 years. She is a paranormal investigator, published author, genealogist, certified life coach, photo journalist, and talk show host. After working for a major corporation in New York City as VP of Public Relations, Marketing Communications, and Human Resources, at the age of 36, she decided to focus all her efforts on her first loves: genealogical research, paranormal research, parapsychology, psychology, and helping those in need with her talk show Your Mental Health Talk Radio, which airs weekly at 5 p.m. (ET) online at Blogtalkradio.com/yourmentalhealth. You can also listen to or download her show free on iTunes by typing the name Jacqueline Foreman into the store's search feature. In 2012, she will finish her BS degree in Forensic Science and Criminalistics.


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Mid-week round up
Hey everyone! Dave here. Oh man is it getting hot outside. I expected a hot summer, but not quite this hot only in early June. Oh well, I guess it's better this way than it being too cold.
Anyway, the Redbirds are currently on the road in Oklahoma City then go to Albuquerque before coming back home to play Iowa on June 10th. We've won three games in a row and now sit just two games behind Nashville for the division lead. We're playing well right now so look for us to catch those Sounds for first place in the not too distant future.
So remember the pocket schedule blog a couple of months ago? Well..we're baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack. Look for us running around distributing pocket schedules in the Greater Memphis area. If you see us give us a holler, and we can throw some schedules your way.
Looking ahead to Friday…
The Harbortown 5K on Mud Island to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Memphis. Myself and some co-workers plan on running it. Right now they're at 609 participants so it looks to be a pretty good turn out. Look for another blog early next week with photos from this event.
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A tiny bit of news broke this afternoon, as it was announced that Disney was acquiring George Lucas' LucasFilm and a new Star Wars film is being planned for release in 2015. Naturally, the internet went a little nuts. There was a bit of confusion surrounding the initial news nugget, but we learned a bit more as Disney and LucasFilm started revealing the details of the deal. Star Wars: Episode 7 will kick off a new trilogy, with LucasFilm president Kathleen Kennedy overseeing the franchise as the executive producer while Lucas acts as a creative consultant.
In concert with the acquisition news, Lucas and Kennedy released a video online explaining why the decision was made to sell the company to Disney and what this means for Star Wars going forward. Hit the jump to see what they had to say.
Click here to read our initial article regarding the Star Wars: Episode 7 news.
Click here to read our editorial regarding who should direct the new Star Wars films.
Click here to watch Lucas and Disney CEO Bob Iger discuss the acquisition.
Lucas begins by explaining why he decided to step away from the company and why Disney is the perfect fit for Lucasfilm:
"Obviously I've been talking about retiring for several years now. I wanted to get into sort of another stage of life where I'm not in the film business anymore, where I don't have to run a corporation. It occurred to me one day that the perfect person to run the company was Kathy [Kennedy]. It's just such a perfect fit, and I felt that I really wanted to put the company somewhere in a larger entity that would protect it. Disney is a huge corporation; they have all kinds of capabilities and faciliites. There's a lot of strength to be gained by this."
In this afternoon's press release, it was revealed that a treatment for Episode 7 has already been written and an outline is already done for Episodes 8 and 9. Lucas reveals in the video that he's written the treatments for the new trilogy, and he handed over all the Star Wars story nuggets that he's accumulated over the years to Kennedy:
"I always said I wasn't going to do anymore, and that's true, I'm not going to do anymore. But that doesn't mean I'm unwilling to turn it over to Kathy [Kennedy] to do more. I have story treatments of 7, 8, and 9, and a bunch of other movies and obviously we have hundreds of books and comics and everything you could possibly imagine. So I sort of moved that treasure trove of stories and various things to Kathy, and I have complete confidence that she's gonna take them and make great movies."
Kennedy revealed that they've already started talking to writers about penning the screenplay for Episode 7:
"We are absolutely going to make Star Wars movies and we're in the midst of the really fun part of the process which is we're sitting down with a couple of writers and we're starting to discuss ideas and we're starting to talk about what those stories might be."
Though I'm sure they'd be abruptly abducted and never heard from again if they opened their mouth, I'm incredibly interested to hear what screenwriters Kennedy has been talking to about handling the script for the next Star Wars film. Hopefully we hear more soon, though I'm sure we won't be lacking for Star Wars rumors in the coming weeks.
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Try playing a rogue on beta now for more than 5 minutes without wanting to die of boredom. It's the slowest and least engaging class out there.
Try playing a rogue on beta now for more than 5 minutes without wanting to die of boredom. It's the slowest and least engaging class out there.
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Uulwi ifis halahs gag erh'ongg w'ssh
correct me if im wrong, but there are epic shouldre enchant listed that only for inscriptionists....
does that mean that getting a shoulder enchant without inscription will not be possible in light of the recent changes blizzard made with head and should enchants?
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Ugh, so Arcane's conservation phase will do even lower damage and the burst phase is gutted due to the obscene mana costs and if you don't get AM procs you are SOL, neat!
Wow, I lost a crap load of Spell Power. I mean like woah.
Is there an in depth explanation on the vengeance changes anywhere? Particularly relating to the time duration.
nvm - found blue post (that's equal parts scary and awesome)
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"The further a society drifts from the truth the more it will hate those who speak it" - George Orwell
So dks and druids dont get vengeance changes? Or they already have that one?
Hello SPELL STEAL NERF ?
Spell steal gives wings and Working As Intended
Okey so Dk's still need to see some adjusments, but when playing on the PTR i just feel we are missing something. I am not QQing, but we are still realy squishy (frost specially) any chance we will be seeing something to improve this?
And lol at the typhoon thing. I thought the same thing but maybe it's just some wording changed into that.
Shouldn't that say "Casters take note, you now have a Sha-Touched weapon as well!"? With no spirit on it all casters are going to be rolling on that mace.
I hate the excuse every expansion "rogues are fine we're their at" Blizz (TM) Here ya go in replacement we'll improve you base dmg 5% then after launch we'll take it away in a nerf.
0 rogue changes, again. Anyone surprised?
All of the eng tinkers get the kit except for Synapse Springs? Really, Blizzard? Really?
EDIT: Nevermind. It just wasn't included in the post. Edit the post please.
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Wow, all the tinkers use the same reagent now. Is that a reusable kit or not?
Havoc now also works with Chaos Bolt.
How is this a change, it's been working with chaos bolt for as long as i could get on the PTR? or was it not in the beta.....not must be I've seen plenty of vids of ppl using it with chaos bolt.


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Master of Death and Truth
Posted by NaranTeam
I will give 8 Namas (names) of Yama, the Lord of death:
Dharmaraajam Namamyaham
Samanam Namamyaham
Krudhantham Namamyaham
Dhanda-dharam Namamyaham (the one who gives punishment)
Kaalam Namamyaham
Yamam Namamyaham
Punyamitram Namamyaham
Easam Namamyaham
The benefits of chanting the Mantra are:
- If you chant these daily, fear of death will not be there.
- The additional benefit is that, there won't be any fire accident. Even if there is fire, no one will die. Everyone will be safe and alive.
- This can be told to Children and for those who tell a lot of lies. For those who are getting spoilt in bad company. We can chant this for them. They will be brought back to good books. This mantra will help and be useful – not to fall into bad company and not to do bad deeds.
What does Kaalam mean?
Kaalam means time.
When time comes, he (Dharmaraja/Time) will give the end. He will not wait for anyone. Time and tide waits for none.
So, if we keep prostrating to him, then he will wait 🙂
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